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Izhar

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1884ISBE 191512 verse references

Easton's 1897

Oil, one of the sons of Kohath, and grandson of Levi (Ex. 6:18, 21; Num. 16:1).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1884

(oil), son of Kohath grandson of Levi, uncle of Aaron and Moses and father of Korah. (Exodus 6:18,21; Numbers 3:19; 16:1; 1 Chronicles 6:2,18) (B.C. after 1490.) Izhar was the head of the family of the Izharites, (1 Chronicles 24:22; 26:23) or Izeharites. (Numbers 3:27; 1 Chronicles 26:23,29)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · public domain

ISBE 1915

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.

iz'-har (yitshar, "the shining one"):

(1) The father of Korah (Nu 16:1), descended from a Kohathite Levite of this name, whose descendants formed a family, in the tribe of Levi (Ex 6:18,21; Nu 3:19,27; 1Ch 6:18,38).

(2) A descendant of Judah, whose mother's name was Helah. the American Revised Version margin gives the name Zohar (1Ch 4:7).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

Exodus 6:18Exodus 6:21Numbers 16:1Numbers 3:191 Chronicles 6:21 Chronicles 6:181 Chronicles 24:221 Chronicles 26:23Numbers 3:271 Chronicles 26:291 Chronicles 6:381 Chronicles 4:7
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